Field personal services requirements for the current year are summarized above. The field-personnel requirements have been developed on the basis of workload and production ratios as shown in the accompanying table. The revised estimate supports an increase of 1,065 man-years over the 3,634 that can be realized under the amount currently available. By forestalling the reduction in force that would be required under the present limitation, an additional 94 man-years of employment will be obtained by reduction in terminal-leave expense. Approximately 100 man-years of the additional personnel needed are expected to be supplied from the services of fee appraisers in making valuations of existing homes. Overtime employment, representing a 6-day workweek for personnel processing in the field and intermittent employment of staff personnel on a per diem when actually employed basis of compensation is expected to provide 395 man-years, while the remaining requirements of 570 man-years will be provided through full-time staff. Steps are now being taken to develop civil-service registers of qualified appraisers, architects, inspectors, mortgage credit examiners, and other needed personnel for employment in the field offices when funds become available. Schedule showing determination of field requirements, fiscal year 1955 Field travel costs have been developed on a unit cost basis as shown in the accompanying table. The unit costs used in developing the estimates are the actual costs which prevailed in fiscal year 1954. Present commitments on space occupied by the field staff will cost an estimated $760,000 for the current year. Present space will accommodate a staff of about 4,000. The revised estimate will provide for the acquisition of 100 square feet of space per each additional employee at an annual cost of $3.50 per foot. estimate has been based on cost for one quarter of the current fiscal year. The Equipment for new employees is estimated to cost $200 per employee. Other expenses at a cost of $186 per full-time man-year of employment account for an increase of $54,700 or slightly more than 1 percent of the total supplemental estimate of $5,310,000. |